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Places in Austin

Austin’s downtown: 277 places in a five-minute walk

1,047 places in Austin: 89 places to eat and drink, 103 shops, 82 things to do and 14 places to stay. Local spots first, with directions to every one.

All places
1,047
40 per 1,000 residents
Eat & drink
89
3.4 per 1,000 residents
Shops
103
9 gifts · 5 antiques · 8 books
Things to do
82
30 outdoors · 14 arts · 18 landmarks
Places to stay
14
0.5 per 1,000 residents

What kind of places does Austin have?

Read from every listing. The page puts what stands out first.

★ What stands out · The map

Where Austin gathers

277 of Austin’s 1,047 places sit within a five-minute walk of Main St N.

Main St N
277places in a five-minute walk of Main St N26% of Austin’s places
Things to do

82 things to do

30 parks & outdoors, 20 fitness & sports, 18 history & landmarks. Local spots first.

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Eat & drink

89 places to eat & drink

62 restaurants, 13 cafés & treats, 12 bars & breweries. Local spots first.

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See all 12 bars & breweries →
Shops

103 shops

23 home & hardware, 14 clothing, 9 gifts & boutiques. Local spots first.

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Places to stay

14 places to stay

14 hotels & inns. Local spots first.

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Everyday

603 errands & services

Groceries, gas, the barber, the vet, the bank.

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Community

156 schools, churches & public places

Where Austin learns, worships and gets things done.

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Talk & tips

Favorites, openings and closings from Austin neighbors.

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Some place details from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0), checked against the Census town line. Places added by neighbors go live once a second neighbor confirms them. Spot a mistake? Open the place and tap Edit mode.

How we sort and count

Each list puts neighbor favorites first (ratings and photos), then the most complete listings (a website, a phone number, a note), with local, independent spots ahead of national chains. Categories come from each place’s map category, so a café filed under “Shops” still shows up with the cafés. “A five-minute walk” is a quarter mile from the busiest spot on the map. Per-1,000 figures use the Census population.